Built 1879 (1879) NRHP Reference # 84003228 Area 2,000 m² | Architectural style Victorian Commercial Opened 1879 Added to NRHP 7 June 1984 | |
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Similar Water Country, Strawbery Banke, The Music Hall, USS Albacore (AGSS‑569), South Meetinghouse | ||
The Franklin Block is a historic commercial building at 75 Congress Street in downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Built in 1879, this three story brick building is the largest Victorian-era building standing in the city. It occupies the city block between Fleet Street and Vaughan Mall, a former street that is now a pedestrian mall. The U-shaped building was designed by Boston architect Arthur H. Vinal for Alfred Stavers. As originally built, it housed retail spaces facing Congress Street, and meeting halls and performance spaces in the upper floors. These latter spaces were converted to offices c. 1902.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
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